Bedclothes-clamp.



W. J. PENDRY.

BEDCLOTHE S CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2|. 1915.

1 ,226,807. Patented May'22, 1917.

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BEDCLOTHES CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2I. 1915.

1,226,807. Patented May 22,1917.

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WILLIAM 3'. runner, on PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed January 21, 1915. Serial No. 3,570.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM J. PENDRY, a citizen of the United States, vresiding at Patterson, in the county of Stanislaus and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedclothes- Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clamps for bed clothes, and has for its primary object to prevent accidental displacement of the'bed clothes from the bed, at the same time, permitting a free circulation of air between the bed coverings.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be expeditiously attached to any standard type of bed, and may be readily removed at the option of the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clamp for the bed clothes which will allow a free circulation of air between the coverings thereof, if desired, whereas on the other hand, the clamp may also be collapsed, so as to permit snug engagement of the bed covering, at the same time, pre venting casual displacement of the covering.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be Imore readily" understood from the following descriptiontaken in connection with c the. accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification. I

Referring to the drawingsr Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bed clothes clamp, constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the. application thereof, 7

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged side elevational view partly in section of one of the clamps, illustrating its connection to one of the standards of the bed, dotted lines being shown tov indicate the position assumed by the'framewhen in a collapsed position upon the bed standard,

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4: ofFig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrow, 1

Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged plan'view, illustrating the manner" of connection between one of the connecting tabsof the frame and a portion of the bed covering, I

vFig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig.3 and looking in the direction of the arrow, and I Fig. 7 is a detail enlarged perspective modified form of the invention, showing a portion of my improved frame in connection with a davenport or analogous form of collapsible bed.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention in order to illustrate the application thereof, a bed 5 is provided which in the present instance is of the usual configuration, comprising a head and foot having the usual connecting side pieces interposed therebetween and having bed coverings .6 mounted thereon, as illustrated to advantage in Figs. 1 and 2.

My improved clamp in thepresent instance is generally designated 7 and comprises a pair of normally parallel bars 8, made of wood, metalor any other suitable material, the upper of said bars 8 being relatively longer than the lower bar and provided with a semi ovoid recess 9 therein, while the inner terminal of said upper bar is provided with a transverse stud 10 and a stud or pin 11 which extends transversely through the bar 8, in spaced relation to the stud or pin 10.

Each of the bars 8 is in connection with an auxiliary bar 12, being held in connection therewith through the medium of plates 13, each of the latter being fixedly secured to one of the'terminals of the auxiliary bar 12 and being provided therein with-elongated openings 14 in which the stud or pin 10 of the bar 8 is slidably mounted, while the outer terminal of each of the plates 13 is provided with a recess 15 therein with which the pin 11 is adapted to slidably engage. The plates 13 which connect the lower of the bars 8 and the lower of the auxiliary bars 12 is similar in configuration to the plates 13 which connect the upper of the bars 8 and 12, with the exception that the former of said plates eliminates the elongated slot or opening 14 and the recess 15, and pivotally' engages, as indicated at 16, with the lower of the bars 8, illustrated to advantagein Fig. 3. Each of the bars 8 is in pivotal connection with parallel bars 17, which are arranged 'inspaced relation to each other a predetermined distance through the medium of spacing washers 18 or the like, as shown to advantage in Fig. 4, for a purpose which will subsequently appear.

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inafter referred to as the frame, will include merely the main bars 8 and auxiliary bars 12, as well as the connecting means therebetween and the parallel bars 17 withthe means which are used for holding them in spaced-apart relation.

The clothes or bed covering retainer is generally designated 19 and comprises a plurality of inter-connected flexible straps 20, which areheld in engagement with each otherby buckles 21, each of the latter having a bar 22 extending transversely therethrough and in fixed engagement therewith to receive one end of a strap 23, the opposite end of each of the straps being pro vided with a clamping mechanism 24 comprising a stud 25 and ring 26 which cooperates with the inner end of the strap,

23, which is reversely folded upon itself, as

shown to advantage in Fig. 3. The covering 6 is adapted to engage over the stud 25 and be held in engagement therewith by swinging the ring 26 into engagement with the covering. It is, of course, immaterial how many of the studs 25 are used, since. these aremade conslstent with the number of bed clothes which are used, and all of the straps 23 are associated with the interconnected straps 20 in the same manner. Upon reference to Fig. 6 of the drawings, it will be noted that the buckle 21 is of a size sufliciently large to abut the outer lateral margins of the parallel bars 17, the latter being spaced sufiiciently to permit the straps 23 to be passed therethrough, but at the same time, preventing the passage of the buckles 21 therethrough, thereby serving as an abutment, as above set forth.

Collars 25 are detachably associated with the standards of the bed 5 at the head and foot of the latter, a portion of each of the collars being flattened to provide a base with. which is engaged a bearing 25, the

latter. being preferably of an'oblong configuration and adapted for slidable association with one of the auxiliarybars 12, as shown to advantage in Fig. 4. The bars 12 are heldina predetermined position in their respective bearings 25 through the medium of set screws 26, while the collars. 25 may be adjusted to any, desired positionon the said standards and locked in a predetermined position by a nut and bolt'or any other suitable detachable fastening means. A. ring 27 is carried by the. uppermost of the sections 20 of the bed covering clamping means and is detachably mounted in the semi-ovoid recess .9 in the upper of each of the bars 8, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3. I

The operation of the invention is illus trated to advantage in Fig. 2, wherein it is seen that the bed coverings 6 may be held in spaced relation should'it be so desired, in

order to permit a free circulation of air be:

- tween the coverings, and it is, of course, to

be understood that the coverings may be placed in closer proximity, but in spaced relation to each other, or further separated, this being regulated merely by the positioning of the buckles 21 in the sections 20. Should it be desired, however, to snugly engage the said coverings 6, the upper end of each of the frames 7, is first caused to fall laterally of the bed, so as to disengage the pins 11 from their respectiverecesses 15 in the plates 13, and pressure then released fromfthe frame, permitting it to ,swing tion is shown, which illustrates the application of my improved frame in connection with a davenport or the like, a portion 28 of the latter being shown upon which is mounted a loopstrap 29,- the loop-strap having movably and detachably mounted-therein a rod 30 which takes the place of the bed standard of the head and foot of the bedstead, and to which is secured the collars 24:? and bearings 25 both of which are identical in configuration to the collars and bearings 24' and 25, with the exception that instead of using a split collar, such as that indicated at 24, the collar 24* is adapted to be screw 31. A portionof the frame 7, identi cal in configuration with the frame 7, is used which is associated with the bearings 25 in the same manner as the frame 7 and bearings 25,the frame being also capable of lateral adjustment andbeing held in a'pre- 5 determined adjusted position by a set screw 26*; i 7

It will be understoodthatthe above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general andpreferred em- .120 'bodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of partsmay be made within the scope of the appended claims without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention. 7 1 Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by 1 Letters Patent is: v

1. A bed. clothes clamp including frames engaged with the head and foot of the bed and equipped with means to independently engage each piece of bed clothes for holding the latter taut in spaced relation, said frames being foldable to snugly engage the bed clothes.

2. A bed clothes clamp including frames to engage a permanent part of the bed and ex tending laterally therebeyond, means carried by the laterally extending portions of said frames and engaged with the bed clothes, to hold the latter from displacement, said frames being collapsible to snugly engage the bed clothes, and said means being flexible to hold the lateral margins of the bed clothes in parallelism with the opposite sides of the bed.

3. A bed clothes clamp including frames detachably mounted upon a permanent part of the bed, parts thereof being laterally adjustable to engage bed clothes of different sizes, flexible straps carried by said frames and engaged with the bed clothes to hold the latter from displacement, the laterally movable portions of said frames being collapsible to snugly engage the bed clothes.

4. A bed clothes clamp including a plurality of frames for engagement with the head and foot of the bedstead and being vertically and laterally adjustable thereon, clamp members detachably associated with said frames for holding the various pieces of covering in spaced relation to permit a circulation of air therebetween, said frames being partially collapsible to permit snug engagement of the various pieces of bed covering, at times.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLI AM J. PENDRY. v

Witnesses:

WESLEY A. GREEN, H. D. GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

